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Bangladesh: Staff Report For The 2015 Article Iv Consultation-Debt Sustainability Analysis Update
Bangladesh: Staff Report For The 2015 Article Iv Consultation-Debt Sustainability Analysis Update
Bangladesh: Staff Report For The 2015 Article Iv Consultation-Debt Sustainability Analysis Update
Approved By Prepared by
Markus Rodlauer and Catherine Anne Maria International Monetary Fund
Pattillo (IMF) and Satu Kahkonen (IDA) International Development Association
This debt sustainability analysis (DSA) updates the joint IMF/IDA full DSA from October 5, 2015.1
The results indicate that Bangladesh remains at a low risk of external public debt distress. Total
public debt is also on a sustainable path assuming that the new value added tax (VAT) comes
into effect in full. 2 In the absence of a permanent boost to revenues, the public debt trajectory
would become unsustainable.
A. Background
This Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) update presents staffs macroeconomic outlook
and assumptions about the public sectors external and domestic borrowing paths. The
DSA incorporates the authorities estimates of the stock of public external and domestic debt
and private external debt as of end-FY15 (fiscal year 2015, July 2014-June 2015) and analyzes
the likely trajectories of standard debt sustainability (solvency and liquidity) ratios through
FY36.
As of end-FY15, total public sector and public sector-guaranteed external nominal debt
amounted to US$26 billion (13 percent of GDP or 77 percent of exports of goods and
services). The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank areby farthe two largest
1
Based on the end-June 2014 stock of debt, the last full DSA was prepared in October 2015 (IMF Country
Report No. 15/304). In line with the Staff Guidance Note on the Application of the Joint Bank-Fund Debt
Sustainability Framework for Low-Income Countries (SM/13/292, IDA/SEC/82566), a full DSA is expected to be
prepared once every three years for PRGT-eligible, IDA-only countries. In between short updates are expected
to be produced unless macroeconomic conditions since the last full DSA have significantly changed.
2
For the purposes of this DSA, the public sector comprises the central government and nonfinancial public
enterprises. This analysis is based on the joint Fund-Bank debt sustainability framework for conducting debt
sustainability analysis in low-income countries. Under IDAs Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA),
Bangladesh is assessed to be a medium performer, with an average rating of 3.31 during 201214. This DSA
update uses the indicative thresholds for countries for this category.
BANGLADESH
creditors, with outstanding loans of US$12 and US$7 billion, respectively. The largest bilateral
creditor is Japan, with outstanding loans of US$2 billion (text table).
In millions of In percent of
U.S. dollars total external debt
3High exposure of commercial banks to the central government remains a concern (see Box 1 in IMF Country
Report No. 14/149 for a discussion). Development of an active secondary market and a funded pension system
could help weaken the bank-sovereign link.
In billions In percent of
of taka total domestic debt
State-owned enterprises
Net liabilities to the banking system 111 3.7
B. Underlying Assumptions
The main changes to the macroeconomic assumptions relative to the full DSA in October 2015
are described below, primarily reflecting the impact of revisions to FY16 projections (based on
data outturns for the first three months of FY16):
Growth in FY16 and FY17 has been marked down by 0.2 percentage points of GDP.
Average annual export and import growth in FY16-FY20 has been marked down by 0.7
and 0.3 percentage points respectively.
The real bilateral taka-dollar exchange rate is assumed to appreciate by 3 percent in FY16
instead of remaining constant.
C. External DSA
Under the baseline scenario, Bangladeshs public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) external debt
to GDP ratio is projected to increase from 13 percent of GDP in FY15 to 15 percent in FY21,
mostly reflecting higher externally-financed public investment. It is projected to peak at
approximately 17 percent in the late 2020s before trending down to 15 percent of GDP by
FY36. All associated PPG indicators also trend up initially (reflecting the on-take of new debt at
a declining grant element), but remain well within the respective policy-dependent solvency
thresholds under the baseline scenario and all associated stress tests (Figure 1 and Tables 23).
The stress tests with the larger impact on debt indicators are those involving a large nominal
depreciation or borrowing on less favorable terms.
D. Public DSA
The present value (PV) of public debt to GDP ratio is projected to increase from 29 per cent
in FY15 to 34 per cent in FY21 as the impact of higher public investment on debt is mostly
offset by an expected increase in tax revenue from the new VAT. The public debt-to-GDP ratio
rises slightly further in the long term, reflecting a gradual increase in real interest rates as the
concessionality of debt is assumed to decline steadily. By FY36 the debt-to-GDP ratio will be
about 41 percent of GDP as compared with 35 percent of GDP in FY15. As in the case of the
external DSA, all associated total PPG debt indicators remain well within the benchmark value
under the baseline and for all standard stress tests (Figure 2 and Tables 4-5). Debt indicators
drift upwards if primary deficits (as a share of GDP) remain fixed over the entire forecast period
at their projected peak in FY16, highlighting the critical importance, as public investment is
scaled up, of the assumed improvement in tax revenue from implementation of the VAT. The
stress test with the larger impact on public debt indicators is the one involving materialization
of contingent liabilities, following which debt indicators increase over the medium term but
then stabilize.
E. Alternative Scenario
An alternative scenario considers the consequences of failing to introduce the new VAT. In that
case, the tax revenue to GDP ratio would be lower by about 2 percentage points relative to the
baseline. With no consolidation in expenditure assumed, the fiscal deficit would widen, leading
to higher domestic borrowing costs.4 As a result, there would be a significant deterioration in
all standard public debt sustainability indicators, and the debt trajectory would become clearly
unsustainable (Figure 4). This implies that in the absence of a boost to tax revenues through
the introduction of the new VAT, to keep public debt on a sustainable path, a significant cut in
public expenditure would eventually be needed with knock-on effects on economic growth
and poverty reduction.
F. Conclusion
The macroeconomic framework is broadly unchanged from the last full DSA. The debt
sustainability assessment remains unchanged and the risk of external and public debt distress
continues to be classified as low. However, in the absence of a permanent boost to revenues,
including for instance from a failure to implement the VAT, and with no fiscal consolidation,
there would be a significant deterioration in all standard debt sustainability indicators, and the
debt trajectory would become unsustainable. The authorities agreed with the main conclusions
of this DSA Update.
4
The alternative scenario assumes the same future profile for public investment and external financing as the
baseline, and that domestic financing is used to meet the revenue shortfall from the failure to implement the
new VAT.
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2026 2031 2036
Nominal GDP (in billions of U.S. dollars) 150 173 195 216 236 257 281 307 333 504 762 1,153
Real GDP (percentage change) 6.0 6.1 6.5 6.3 6.8 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5
GDP deflator (percentage change) 7.2 5.7 5.8 6.8 7.4 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.2 4.7 4.7
GDP deflator (percentage change in US$) 6.2 8.7 5.8 4.5 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Gross national savings 30.0 29.4 28.1 27.7 29.2 31.1 31.6 31.8 31.8 31.4 31.0 30.9
Public national savings 2.9 2.7 2.1 1.6 2.1 2.8 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.0
Private national savings 27.1 26.7 26.0 26.1 27.1 28.4 28.4 28.3 28.2 28.0 27.7 27.8
Gross investment 28.4 28.6 29.0 29.0 30.6 32.8 33.5 33.8 33.9 33.8 33.6 33.4
Public investment 6.6 6.5 6.9 7.7 8.8 9.7 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.2 9.9 9.7
Private investment 21.7 22.0 22.1 21.2 21.8 23.1 23.2 23.5 23.6 23.7 23.7 23.7
Total revenue and grants 11.2 10.9 9.9 10.5 11.6 12.2 12.6 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9
Foreign grants 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Total expenditure 14.6 14.0 13.8 14.9 15.8 16.3 16.7 16.9 16.7 16.8 16.6 16.6
Interest payments 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2
Overall balance -3.4 -3.1 -3.9 -4.4 -4.3 -4.1 -4.1 -4.0 -3.8 -3.9 -3.7 -3.8
Primary balance -1.4 -1.0 -1.8 -2.4 -2.0 -1.9 -1.8 -1.7 -1.7 -1.8 -1.6 -1.6
Net domestic financing 2.2 2.1 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8
Net external financing 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0
Balance of payments
Exports of goods and services 19.6 19.0 17.3 16.6 16.8 16.8 16.9 17.0 17.1 17.8 18.5 19.3
Imports of goods and services 26.4 25.3 24.8 23.9 24.0 24.1 24.1 24.2 24.2 24.3 24.3 24.4
Workers' remittances 9.6 8.2 7.8 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.3 5.6 4.9 4.3
Other current account items (net) -1.2 -1.1 -1.2 -1.2 -1.2 -1.2 -1.2 -1.2 -1.3 -1.7 -1.8 -1.8
Current account, including official transfers 1.6 0.8 -0.8 -1.3 -1.4 -1.6 -1.8 -2.0 -2.1 -2.5 -2.7 -2.6
Foreign direct investment 1.2 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.5 2.0 2.0
External borrowing (net) 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 0.9 1.0
Central government 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0
Public enterprises with guarantee 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0
Gross official reserves 10.1 12.4 12.8 12.6 12.5 12.4 12.3 12.1 12.0 11.4 11.2 11.1
(months of prospective imports of goods and services) 4.1 5.3 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.0
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PV of Debt-to-GDP Ratio
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Most extreme shock: other debt-creating flows
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2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036
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External debt (nominal) 1/ 16.9 17.6 16.7 16.8 16.7 16.4 16.4 16.3 16.5 17.7 15.9
of which: public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 15.8 15.0 13.4 13.7 13.9 14.1 14.4 14.7 15.0 17.0 14.9
Change in external debt -2.2 0.7 -0.9 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.5
Identified net debt-creating flows -4.9 -3.9 -2.0 -0.6 -0.6 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.4
Non-interest current account deficit -1.8 -1.1 0.4 -0.9 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.6 2.0 1.9 2.0
Deficit in balance of goods and services 6.8 6.3 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.1 6.4 5.1
Exports 19.6 19.0 17.3 16.6 16.8 16.8 16.9 17.0 17.1 17.8 19.3
Imports 26.4 25.3 24.8 23.9 24.0 24.1 24.1 24.2 24.2 24.3 24.4
Net current transfers (negative = inflow) -10.0 -8.6 -8.2 -9.2 1.0 -7.6 -7.4 -7.1 -6.9 -6.7 -6.6 -5.8 -4.5 -5.4
of which: official -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other current account flows (negative = net inflow) 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.3
Net FDI (negative = inflow) -1.2 -0.8 -0.9 -0.9 0.1 -0.9 -1.0 -1.0 -1.1 -1.1 -1.1 -1.5 -2.0 -1.7
Endogenous debt dynamics 2/ -1.9 -2.0 -1.5 -0.6 -0.6 -0.7 -0.6 -0.6 -0.5 -0.5 -0.3
Contribution from nominal interest rate 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7
Contribution from real GDP growth -1.0 -0.9 -1.0 -0.9 -1.0 -1.1 -1.1 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0
Contribution from price and exchange rate changes -1.1 -1.3 -1.0
Residual (3-4) 3/ 2.7 4.6 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0
of which: exceptional financing 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PV of external debt 4/ ... ... 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.3 11.3 11.4 11.8 13.8 13.5
In percent of exports ... ... 66.5 69.4 68.4 67.2 67.1 67.3 68.7 77.2 70.2
PV of PPG external debt ... ... 8.2 8.5 8.7 9.0 9.4 9.8 10.2 13.0 12.6
In percent of exports ... ... 47.5 51.2 51.9 53.3 55.8 57.8 59.8 73.2 65.1
In percent of government revenues ... ... 85.4 82.9 77.1 75.6 76.6 77.9 81.3 103.5 99.8
Debt service-to-exports ratio (in percent) 5.9 5.3 7.7 9.9 9.0 7.5 6.9 6.3 6.1 6.1 8.5
PPG debt service-to-exports ratio (in percent) 4.4 3.7 4.1 5.3 4.2 3.5 3.8 3.9 4.0 5.2 6.7
PPG debt service-to-revenue ratio (in percent) 8.1 6.8 7.3 8.6 6.2 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.4 7.4 10.3
Total gross financing need (Billions of U.S. dollars) -1.1 0.0 5.0 7.2 6.8 7.1 7.6 7.9 8.3 11.2 20.5
Non-interest current account deficit that stabilizes debt ratio 0.4 -1.7 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.9 2.3
Real GDP growth (in percent) 6.0 6.1 6.5 6.2 0.6 6.3 6.8 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.8 6.5 6.5 6.5
GDP deflator in US dollar terms (change in percent) 6.2 8.7 5.8 4.4 4.3 4.5 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.4 2.0 2.0 2.0
Effective interest rate (percent) 5/ 1.4 1.7 2.8 1.3 0.6 2.2 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.1 2.7 3.3 4.5 3.8
Growth of exports of G&S (US dollar terms, in percent) 10.2 11.9 2.7 13.6 9.2 6.5 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.5 9.1 9.5 9.5 9.5
Growth of imports of G&S (US dollar terms, in percent) 1.4 10.7 10.4 14.0 14.9 7.0 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 8.7 8.9 8.7 8.7 8.7
Grant element of new public sector borrowing (in percent) ... ... ... ... ... 36.6 36.4 34.1 26.2 24.4 22.8 30.1 12.5 6.2 10.7
Government revenues (excluding grants, in percent of GDP) 10.7 10.4 9.6 10.3 11.3 11.9 12.3 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6
Aid flows (in Billions of US dollars) 7/ 2.8 3.2 3.0 3.6 3.9 4.4 4.9 4.9 5.0 8.5 18.4
of which: Grants 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.5 3.4
of which: Concessional loans 2.1 2.4 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.6 4.0 4.0 4.0 7.0 15.0
Grant-equivalent financing (in percent of GDP) 8/ ... ... ... 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.5
Grant-equivalent financing (in percent of external financing) 8/ ... ... ... 44.1 45.7 44.2 36.7 35.4 34.3 23.6 21.2 23.5
Memorandum items:
Nominal GDP (Billions of US dollars) 150.0 172.9 194.8 216.4 235.6 257.4 281.1 306.7 333.2 504.0 1153.3
Nominal dollar GDP growth 12.5 15.2 12.7 11.1 8.8 9.3 9.2 9.1 8.6 9.4 8.6 8.6 8.6
PV of PPG external debt (in Billions of US dollars) 16.0 17.9 20.0 22.6 25.9 29.6 33.5 64.8 143.1
(PVt-PVt-1)/GDPt-1 (in percent) 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.6 0.8 1.2
Gross workers' remittances (Billions of US dollars) 14.3 14.1 15.2 15.6 16.6 17.6 18.6 19.7 20.9 28.0 50.1
PV of PPG external debt (in percent of GDP + remittances) ... ... 7.6 7.9 8.1 8.4 8.8 9.2 9.6 12.3 12.0
PV of PPG external debt (in percent of exports + remittances) ... ... 32.8 35.7 36.6 37.9 40.1 41.9 43.7 55.8 53.2
Debt service of PPG external debt (in percent of exports + remittances) ... ... 2.8 3.7 3.0 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.9 4.0 5.5
Table 3. Bangladesh: Sensitivity Analysis for Key Indicators for Public and Publicly
Guaranteed External Debt, 20162036
(In percent)
Projections
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2026 2036
PV of debt-to-GDP+remittances ratio
Baseline 8 8 8 9 9 10 12 12
A. Alternative Scenarios
B. Bound Tests
B1. Real GDP growth at historical average minus one standard deviation in 2017-2018 8 8 8 9 9 10 12 12
B2. Export value growth at historical average minus one standard deviation in 2017-2018 4/ 8 9 10 11 11 11 13 12
B3. US dollar GDP deflator at historical average minus one standard deviation in 2017-2018 8 8 8 9 9 10 13 12
B4. Net non-debt creating flows at historical average minus one standard deviation in 2017-2018 5/ 8 7 7 8 8 8 11 12
B5. Combination of B1-B4 using one-half standard deviation shocks 8 7 7 7 8 8 11 12
B6. One-time 30 percent nominal depreciation relative to the baseline in 2017 6/ 8 11 11 12 12 13 17 16
PV of debt-to-exports+remittances ratio
Baseline 36 37 38 40 42 44 56 53
A. Alternative Scenarios
B. Bound Tests
B1. Real GDP growth at historical average minus one standard deviation in 2017-2018 36 36 37 39 41 43 55 52
B2. Export value growth at historical average minus one standard deviation in 2017-2018 4/ 36 40 50 52 53 55 65 58
B3. US dollar GDP deflator at historical average minus one standard deviation in 2017-2018 36 36 37 39 41 43 55 52
B4. Net non-debt creating flows at historical average minus one standard deviation in 2017-2018 5/ 36 32 30 34 36 38 52 51
B5. Combination of B1-B4 using one-half standard deviation shocks 36 30 28 32 34 36 51 51
B6. One-time 30 percent nominal depreciation relative to the baseline in 2017 6/ 36 36 37 39 41 43 55 52
PV of debt-to-revenue ratio
A. Alternative Scenarios
B. Bound Tests
B1. Real GDP growth at historical average minus one standard deviation in 2017-2018 83 76 76 77 78 82 104 100
B2. Export value growth at historical average minus one standard deviation in 2017-2018 4/ 83 82 93 92 93 95 112 101
B3. US dollar GDP deflator at historical average minus one standard deviation in 2017-2018 83 77 77 78 79 83 105 102
B4. Net non-debt creating flows at historical average minus one standard deviation in 2017-2018 5/ 83 70 63 65 67 71 96 96
B5. Combination of B1-B4 using one-half standard deviation shocks 83 68 60 62 64 68 94 97
B6. One-time 30 percent nominal depreciation relative to the baseline in 2017 6/ 83 107 105 106 108 113 144 139
Table 3. Bangladesh: Sensitivity Analysis for Key Indicators for Public and Publicly
Guaranteed External Debt, 20162036 (Concluded)
(In percent)
Projections
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2026 2036
Baseline 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5.5
A. Alternative Scenarios
B. Bound Tests
B1. Real GDP growth at historical average minus one standard deviation in 2017-2018 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5
B2. Export value growth at historical average minus one standard deviation in 2017-2018 4/ 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 6
B3. US dollar GDP deflator at historical average minus one standard deviation in 2017-2018 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5
B4. Net non-debt creating flows at historical average minus one standard deviation in 2017-2018 5/ 4 3 2 3 3 3 4 5
B5. Combination of B1-B4 using one-half standard deviation shocks 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 5
B6. One-time 30 percent nominal depreciation relative to the baseline in 2017 6/ 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5
Baseline 9 6 5 5 5 5 7 10
A. Alternative Scenarios
B. Bound Tests
B1. Real GDP growth at historical average minus one standard deviation in 2017-2018 9 6 5 5 5 6 8 11
B2. Export value growth at historical average minus one standard deviation in 2017-2018 4/ 9 6 5 6 6 6 9 11
B3. US dollar GDP deflator at historical average minus one standard deviation in 2017-2018 9 6 5 5 5 6 8 11
B4. Net non-debt creating flows at historical average minus one standard deviation in 2017-2018 5/ 9 6 5 5 5 5 7 10
B5. Combination of B1-B4 using one-half standard deviation shocks 9 6 5 5 5 5 7 10
B6. One-time 30 percent nominal depreciation relative to the baseline in 2017 6/ 9 9 7 7 7 8 10 15
Memorandum item:
Grant element assumed on residual financing (i.e., financing required above baseline) 7/ 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Public sector debt 1/ 35.8 35.3 34.6 35.8 36.4 36.9 37.5 37.8 38.5 41.9 41.4
of which: foreign-currency denominated 15.8 15.0 13.4 13.7 13.9 14.1 14.4 14.7 15.0 17.0 14.9
Change in public sector debt -0.4 -0.5 -0.7 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.6 -0.3
Identified debt-creating flows -1.8 -0.8 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.1
Primary deficit 1.4 1.0 1.7 1.2 0.5 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.1 1.3
Revenue and grants 11.2 10.9 9.9 10.5 11.6 12.2 12.6 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9
of which: grants 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Primary (noninterest) expenditure 12.6 11.9 11.7 12.8 13.5 14.0 14.4 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.0
Automatic debt dynamics -3.1 -1.8 -1.8 -1.4 -1.7 -1.8 -1.7 -1.8 -1.5 -1.5 -1.3
Contribution from interest rate/growth differential -1.4 -1.2 -1.2 -1.3 -1.6 -1.7 -1.6 -1.6 -1.4 -1.4 -1.2
of which: contribution from average real interest rate 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.3
of which: contribution from real GDP growth -2.1 -2.0 -2.2 -2.0 -2.3 -2.4 -2.4 -2.5 -2.3 -2.5 -2.5
Contribution from real exchange rate depreciation -1.7 -0.6 -0.6 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Other identified debt-creating flows 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.3
Privatization receipts (negative) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Recognition of implicit or contingent liabilities 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Debt relief (HIPC and other) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other (specify, e.g. bank recapitalization) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.3
Residual, including asset changes 1.4 0.3 -0.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4
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4/ Debt service is defined as the sum of interest and amortization of medium and long-term debt.
5/ Historical averages and standard deviations are generally derived over the past 10 years, subject to data availability.
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Table 5. Bangladesh: Sensitivity Analysis for Key Indicators of Public Debt, 20162036
(In percent)
Projections
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2026 2036
PV of Debt-to-GDP Ratio
Baseline 31 31 32 32 33 34 38 39
A. Alternative scenarios
A1. Real GDP growth and primary balance are at historical averages 31 31 31 31 32 32 36 39
A2. Primary balance is unchanged from 2016 31 32 33 34 35 36 44 52
A3. Permanently lower GDP growth 2/ 31 31 32 33 33 34 39 42
B. Bound tests
B1. Real GDP growth is at historical average minus one standard deviations in 2017-2018 31 32 33 34 35 36 41 44
B2. Primary balance is at historical average minus one standard deviations in 2017-2018 31 31 31 32 33 33 38 39
B3. Combination of B1-B2 using one half standard deviation shocks 31 31 32 32 33 34 40 42
B4. One-time 30 percent real depreciation in 2017 31 35 35 35 36 36 41 44
B5. 10 percent of GDP increase in other debt-creating flows in 2017 31 41 41 41 41 42 46 46
PV of Debt-to-Revenue Ratio 3/
A. Alternative scenarios
A1. Real GDP growth and primary balance are at historical averages 290 265 254 248 247 252 280 305
A2. Primary balance is unchanged from 2016 290 272 268 267 270 281 338 404
A3. Permanently lower GDP growth 2/ 290 270 262 259 258 265 303 329
B. Bound tests
B1. Real GDP growth is at historical average minus one standard deviations in 2017-2018 290 273 271 269 269 277 320 343
B2. Primary balance is at historical average minus one standard deviations in 2017-2018 290 267 258 254 253 259 292 302
B3. Combination of B1-B2 using one half standard deviation shocks 290 267 259 257 258 266 308 329
B4. One-time 30 percent real depreciation in 2017 290 299 287 280 277 282 318 343
B5. 10 percent of GDP increase in other debt-creating flows in 2017 290 352 337 327 321 326 353 360
Baseline 27 25 22 22 21 20 23 26
A. Alternative scenarios
A1. Real GDP growth and primary balance are at historical averages 27 25 22 20 20 19 20 25
A2. Primary balance is unchanged from 2016 27 25 23 23 23 22 27 38
A3. Permanently lower GDP growth 2/ 27 25 22 22 22 21 23 29
B. Bound tests
B1. Real GDP growth is at historical average minus one standard deviations in 2017-2018 27 25 23 23 23 22 25 31
B2. Primary balance is at historical average minus one standard deviations in 2017-2018 27 25 22 21 21 20 22 26
B3. Combination of B1-B2 using one half standard deviation shocks 27 25 23 21 21 21 24 29
B4. One-time 30 percent real depreciation in 2017 27 26 25 24 25 24 28 36
B5. 10 percent of GDP increase in other debt-creating flows in 2017 27 25 28 42 31 30 32 37
Figure 3. Bangladesh: Alternative Scenario Indicators for Public and Publicly Guaranteed
External Debt, 20162036 1/
(In percent, unless otherwise mentioned)
0.2 5 10
0.0 0 5
2016 2021 2026 2031 2036
0
Rate of Debt Accumulation
2016 2021 2026 2031 2036
Grant-equivalent financing (% of GDP)
Grant element of new borrowing (% right scale)
c.PV of debt-to-exports+remittances ratio d.PV of debt-to-revenue ratio
40 300
20 250
00
200
80
150
60
100
40
20 50
0 0
2016 2021 2026 2031 2036 2016 2021 2026 2031 2036
16
20
14
12
15
10
8
10
6
4 5
2
0 0
2016 2021 2026 2031 2036 2016 2021 2026 2031 2036
Figure 4. Bangladesh: Alternative Scenario Indicators for Public Debt, 20162036 1/2/
(In percent)
90
PV of Debt-to-GDP Ratio
80
70
60
50
40
30
20 Alternative scenario
Most extreme shock: other debt-creating flows
10
Public debt benchmark
0
2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036
800
PV of Debt-to-Revenue Ratio 3/
700
600
500
400
300
200
Alternative scenario
100
Most extreme shock: other debt-creating flows
0
2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036
70
Debt Service-to-Revenue Ratio 3/
60
50
40
30
20
10 Alternative scenario
Most extreme shock: other debt-creating flows
0
2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036